Mesquite is still working on a wastewater spill that began just before noon Tuesday when a 30-inch sewer main ruptured at the South Mesquite Regional Wastewater plant on Lawson Road.
South Mesquite Creek runs right through there and the wastewater is in the creek which, in turn, runs right into the East Fork of the Trinity.
The city stresses this does not have an impact on the Mesquite drinking water system.
However, anyone who has well water within a half-mile of the rupture needs to take extra precautions like having the well tested and disinfected, if needed.
Until then, the experts recommend boiling potentially tainted well water for at least a minute.
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